There was a time in the snowmobile world when the mountain segment was a tiny little fringe of the product line. In those days a long track unit stretched all the way out to 136 inches… true story! These days, mountain sleds are the flagship models of product launches, with big R&D efforts delivering technicalRead More

Jason “the Mailman” Soucie took the new 2018 Arctic Cat M8000 SnoPro out for a rip recently. He sent in a raving report on the first 2018 to hit the snow! We distilled his comments down to five things you need to know about the sled. Here you go… #1. “The new motor is awesome.Read More

Ok, I know I say this just about every year, but being in West Yellowstone, MT in March and walking into the staging area to line upon line of new snowmobiles from the 4 OEMs is a really cool experience. Yes, sometimes what you think about being a snowmobile test rider or media member orRead More

Dateline West Yellowstone, MT. 2015 Snowshoot once again is in full swing and I find myself in the very hospitable town right on the west entrance to Yellowstone. Always a great place to visit, I especially like West in the winter. Just something about a town that is 100% focused on winter and recreating inRead More

As has been the case for the past few years, SnowShoot 2013 found us once again in West Yellowstone, Mt. I know I’ve said it before, but West continues to be a great place to spend time during the winter. The town really does know how to cater to snowmobilers and we found the trailsRead More

If you are tempted to think that the 2013 Arctic Cat mountain sleds are just re-stickered 2012 models you might want to rethink that. In 2012 Cat rolled out a new lineup from top to bottom in a new chassis. Sometimes when this happens, a manufacturer the following year, simply gives us the ‘Bold NewRead More

The following press release came out over the weekend from BCA and K2. Seattle, Wash., (Jan 4th, 2013) – Complementing its industry-leading roster of 14 outdoor recreational equipment brands, K2 Sports this month closed the acquisition of Backcountry Access (BCA), a pioneering designer, manufacturer, and champion of backcountry snow-safety equipment and education. The move reinforcesRead More

As I was wandering through the Utah Snow Show a couple of weeks back I stopped by the Ski-Doo booth and these little gems caught my eye. Mountain riders have been fighting the under hood heat battle for a long time… up on a big hill, ground speed near zero, motor at full song makesRead More

by Lewis McLeod Sterling Mountain is located in northwestern British Columbia, approximately forty miles north of Terrace on Highway 113. The main trails are maintained by the Skeena Valley Snowmobile Club, along with two cabins. This year, it has been a snowmobiler’s paradise, with somewhere between twelve and fourteen feet of snow at the second cabinRead More

You maybe saw bits and pieces all week, but it’s finally fully released today. The new Polaris 800 PRO-RMK 155. Polaris added a lot of features to this model. With the mountain segment continually growing, it seems these are the models that get the cool stuff first. And the big news is that the 155Read More